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On Sun, 08 Mar 2026 03:01:57 +0200, Steve Hayes wrote:

> On 7 Mar 2026 04:32:05 GMT, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
> 
>>On Fri, 6 Mar 2026 22:49:26 +0100, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>>
>>> I remember my inability to say "oil" in a way that a Briton would
>>> understand. Took me years.
>>
>>I don't know how the Brits say it but 'awl' shows up in parts of the US,
>>sometimes with a hint of a wandering 'r'.
> 
> As in "you-awl"?

No as in "I put a kwaut uv awl in da cah."